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Birthday Party Story Problems: Find the Missing Number
Grade 1 addition and subtraction story problems within 20 at a birthday party, with the unknown at the start, middle, or end and compare stories.
Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable
Aligned to1.OA.A.1
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 14 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- Math
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students add and subtract within 20 to solve story problems with the unknown in any position.
- Students solve compare stories that ask how many more, how many fewer, or how many in all.
- Students match a story to a number sentence with a box for the unknown number.
How to use
Read each story aloud and let students act it out with counters or draw it before they solve. Use the number line in problem 12 to show counting on from 8.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Solve addition and subtraction story problems within 20 with the unknown in any position.
Preview
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Birthday Party Story Problems: Find the Missing Number
Add or subtract to solve party stories within 20.

Getting ready for the party
Read each story. Write the missing number.
balloons
hats
kids
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